Titus 2:1
Titus 2:2
Sober --
Grave -- serious
Temperate -- prudent (see NIV & RSV)
Charity -- easy to drift into fault-finding and criticism.
Titus 2:3
Aged women -- The older women are an important part of society. cf Barclay, p. 284.
As becometh holiness -- "Reverent in demeanor" EGT "has an almost exclusive reference to dress."
[For church support of these women see 1Tim. 5]
Titus 2:4
Teach the young -- cf. 1 Peter 4:2,
Love their husbands -- Involves the training to be a good wife and mother. cf 1 John 3:18 in deed and truth.
Titus 2:5
Titus 2:6
Titus 2:7
The Christian Teacher
1) pure motives
2) dignity
3) a sound message
Titus 2:8
Christian Workers (Vs. 9-10) "How To Adorn The Gospel" (see word "Adorn" in vs. 10)
1) obedient
2) efficient
3) respectful
4) honest
5) faithful
Titus 2:10
Adorn -- Gk. kosmeo, gives us our English word for "cosmetic"
(see note on v. 9)
Titus 2:11
Grace of God -- Justified by grace. Romans 3:23-24, But not by grace only- Titus 2:11 and Matthew 7:13-14.
See Titus 3:4 for Paul’s definition of grace.
Titus 2:12
Titus 2:13
Great God and our Saviour -- Strict grammar would apply both God and Saviour to Jesus Christ.
God is Savior in Titus 1:3, Titus 2:10, Titus 3:4
Christ is Savior in Titus 1:4, Titus 3:6
cf. 2 Peter 1:1
Titus 2:14
v. 14 A Description of God’s People
1) A Purchased People
2) A Redeemed People
3) A Pure People
4) A Possessed People
5) A "zealous of good works" People.
Titus 2:15
The Three-Fold Task of Evangelists
1) Proclaim
2) Encourage
3) Convict of sin
Verse 1
Titus 2:1
Verse 2
Titus 2:2
Sober --
Grave -- serious
Temperate -- prudent (see NIV & RSV)
Charity -- easy to drift into fault-finding and criticism.
Verse 3
Titus 2:3
Aged women -- The older women are an important part of society. cf Barclay, p. 284.
As becometh holiness -- "Reverent in demeanor" EGT "has an almost exclusive reference to dress."
[For church support of these women see 1Tim. 5]
Verse 4
Titus 2:4
Teach the young -- cf. 1 Peter 4:2,
Love their husbands -- Involves the training to be a good wife and mother. cf 1 John 3:18 in deed and truth.
Verse 5
Titus 2:5
Verse 6
Titus 2:6
Verse 7
Titus 2:7
The Christian Teacher
1) pure motives
2) dignity
3) a sound message
Verse 8
Titus 2:8
Verse 9
Christian Workers (Vs. 9-10) "How To Adorn The Gospel" (see word "Adorn" in vs. 10)
1) obedient
2) efficient
3) respectful
4) honest
5) faithful
Verse 10
Titus 2:10
Adorn -- Gk. kosmeo, gives us our English word for "cosmetic"
(see note on v. 9)
Verse 11
Titus 2:11
Grace of God -- Justified by grace. Romans 3:23-24, But not by grace only- Titus 2:11 and Matthew 7:13-14.
See Titus 3:4 for Paul’s definition of grace.
Verse 12
Titus 2:12
Verse 13
Titus 2:13
Great God and our Saviour -- Strict grammar would apply both God and Saviour to Jesus Christ.
God is Savior in Titus 1:3, Titus 2:10, Titus 3:4
Christ is Savior in Titus 1:4, Titus 3:6
cf. 2 Peter 1:1
Verse 14
Titus 2:14
v. 14 A Description of God’s People
1) A Purchased People
2) A Redeemed People
3) A Pure People
4) A Possessed People
5) A "zealous of good works" People.
Verse 15
Titus 2:15
The Three-Fold Task of Evangelists
1) Proclaim
2) Encourage
3) Convict of sin